History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . ise the department upon that sub-ject. His keenness of perception, his quick grasp of thedetails, impressed all who met him, in such a manner thatGeneral Crowder was requested to commission him in hisdepartment and to give him charge of this special was done, and Captain Stephenson found himselfin the midst of one of the greatest problems of the quickly mastered every detail of the work and becameso expert that he was an authority to whom the GeneralStaff constantly referred during the trying days of thespring and summer o
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . ise the department upon that sub-ject. His keenness of perception, his quick grasp of thedetails, impressed all who met him, in such a manner thatGeneral Crowder was requested to commission him in hisdepartment and to give him charge of this special was done, and Captain Stephenson found himselfin the midst of one of the greatest problems of the quickly mastered every detail of the work and becameso expert that he was an authority to whom the GeneralStaff constantly referred during the trying days of thespring and summer of 1918, as to the strength of the manpower of the United States in the various classes. Gen-eral Crowder quickly elevated him to the rank of major,in order that he might be on equal terms with the higherofficers with whom he came in constant contact. MajorStephenson performed a marvelous task, Colonel Kramerfrequently referring to him as having completed one ofthe most gigantic tasks which were presented to any in- 126 CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT |< opyright hv Harris &? Swing.]M \.IOR HAROLD E. STEPHENSON CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT WAR. 127
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